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The Universality of It All
THE UNIVERSALITY OF IT ALL focuses on human migration and inequality. It explains the complexity of human migration by providing valuable data and information, but also by showing how it affects the reality of two friends.

- 2020
La Danubio
The Kerese family own Danubio, the most famous pastry shop in Caracas. This documentary humanizes the inner workings of a family business by providing glimpses of the sweet, the sour and the salty. Led by Evelia, an unconventional woman ahead of her time, Danubio has sparked a deep sense of belonging amongst everyone who has ever made or tasted its Pan de Jamón, sometimes even at the expense of the family itself. The film provides a refreshing view of a landmark that continues to stand still as the country crumbles around it.

- 2020
Marionette Land
"Marionette Land" is an intimate portrait into the wonderful world of Robert Brock, a man who lives above his own magical marionette theatre with his mother, Mary Lou. Brock creates and performs classic marionette shows for families as well as grown-up shows where he straps on his heels to become famous Hollywood divas of the past. But new personal and professional challenges emerge as Robert and Mary Lou struggle to keep the marionette theatre open while preparing to celebrate its 30th anniversary.

- 2020
Dear Rodeo: The Cody Johnson Story
Country music star Cody Johnson journeys from the dusty rodeo arenas of rural Texas to the biggest stages in America.

- 2021
Cold Nights Hot Salsa
Cold Nights Hot Salsa takes you inside the international Latin dance world of Victor and Katia, aspiring young salsa dancers from Montreal, Canada who seek to win a World Salsa Championship. During their three-year quest they draw upon the talents of Eddie Torres, Tito & Tamara, Billy Fajardo, and Katie Marlow. Central figures in the world of salsa, these mentors bring their passion and professional dance skills to reveal what it takes to perform and compete at the highest level. Victor and Katia's story is a love story. It's the story of their love to dance and of how being a couple enhances and also complicates their dance ambitions. After winning the Canadian Salsa Championship, we watch as they first compete in the 3rd World Salsa Championship. They return home to Montreal to work on taking their dance skills to a higher level. After months of preparation, including working with their mentors, they put their dreams on the line and travel to Florida to compete in the 4th World Salsa Championship. Along with Victor and Katia's story we also explore some of the social and historical roots of salsa, as told through Eddie Torres, Billy Fajardo, Tito Ortos, and Edson Vallon. Experience the beauty and excitement of competitive dance, the compelling force of world leaders in salsa, and the romantic charm of two young dancers who want to make their mark on the Latin dance world.

- 2015
Flora
In 1929, an expedition of university botanists enter an uncharted forest where they discover, and must escape an ancient organism.

- 2017
Purdah
The inspiring story of a young Indian Muslim woman who trades her burka for dreams of playing on the Mumbai Senior Women's Cricket Team and how the harsh realities for women in her country creates an unexpected outcome for her own family, ultimately shattering and fueling aspirations.

- 2018
Oil in the Blood
'Oil in the Blood' is a documentary feature film on the contemporary custom motorcycle culture. It's not a film about motorcycles, it's a film about motorcycle people.

- 2019
Current Revolution
For decades, the utilities industry has been a driving engine of the US economy, contributing to our progress with a business model that focuses on centralized generation. But now, power companies face a crisis that requires them to capture a new market share to survive in the 21st century. From substations to gas stations, boardrooms to military bases, this film tells the story of America's energy industry on the brink of massive change. Whether it fails, prevails or adapts, the outcome will profoundly affect us all.

- 2018
We Hold the Line
In 2016, President Rodrigo Duterte began a murderous campaign in the Philippines. Since then, tens of thousands of drug addicts and bystanders have been murdered by death squads. The journalist Maria Ressa is one of the last indomitable people to uncover the background to the murders. People who have escaped the hunt, politicians and members of death squads report on the drug war.

- 2020
Heroes Manufactured
A story about Canadian independent comic artist trying to break into the comic book industry while facing some of pop culture's biggest challenges. In the obvious world of mass production and celebrity Media craze, we exploit the reality of producing super-heroes in a market saturated with artists, writers, celebrities, cosplayer's and everything else the comic-con markets have to offer.

- 2016
Russ Taff: I Still Believe
"Russ Taff: I Still Believe," a gripping documentary chronicling the beloved vocalist's unparalleled musical journey and behind-the-scenes battle with alcoholism.

- 2018
Rubber Jellyfish
Rubber Jellyfish reveals the shocking jellyfish-like shapes that balloons burst into when they are released into the air and how sea turtles and other species mistake these items for food. We also explore the balloon industry greenwashing that kept this phenomenon a secret for decades.

- 2018
The Meaning of Vanlife
The Meaning of Vanlife is an adventurous, revealing look into the Vanlife community through the eyes of nomads who have chosen to live a life of freedom on the road. A movement that exemplifies a deeper societal trend towards minimalism and authentic community building.

- 2019
Thud Pilots
An edge-of-your-seat documentary that exposes the Vietnam Air War where an elite band of brothers known as Thud Pilots fought and died receiving neither the country's support nor glory.

- 2018
Reunification
Between faded family photographs, old video footage, and interviews collected through the years, Alvin Tsang's REUNIFICATION bears the look and feel of a documentary that's taken decades to produce. Perhaps it required all that time for Tsang to fully process his family's history and confront his own emotionally turbulent upbringing. For the audience though, that passing of time is key to the film's powerful portrayal of tireless emotional reconciliation. When his mother and two siblings first immigrated from Hong Kong to Los Angeles in the early 1980s, six-year-old Alvin was forced to stay behind with his working, and consequently absent, father. Spending the following three years often alone in an empty apartment, he longed for his family's reunification. However, upon Alvin and his father's arrival to America, that dream was utterly and permanently shattered under circumstances the filmmaker has yet to fully comprehend to this day. REUNIFICATION is Tsang's self-reflexive exploration of many unresolved years - poetic in its wonderfully-articulated narration and in its restraint as he grasps for any semblance of explanation. Backed by an achingly beautiful score, the film moves moodily across different channels and modes, bending into labor histories and Hong Kong's colonial trajectories, wading in the mire of nostalgia, grief, and confusion that is his past. And in his search for answers, Tsang turns the camera on his own family, cautiously prodding for answers, but fully acknowledging that the only closure he can get will be from deciding for himself how to move on.

- 2015
Max Gimblett: Original Mind
Max Gimblett: Original Mind documents the life and process of eccentric artist Max Gimblett and his devoted studio assistants.

- 2017
Betty White: Pure Gold
"A friendly smile, a kind heart and a mean wit. With over 8 decades of work in the TV business, Betty White was the first lady of television, the grandmother of the nation and an icon. A pioneer of early television, White was noted for her vast work in the entertainment industry and for being one of the first women to work both in front of and behind the camera. She was the first woman to produce a sitcom in the United States. After making the transition to television from radio, White became a staple panelist of American game shows, including Password, Match Game and The Hollywood Squares. She became the first woman to receive the Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Game Show Host. But for many, it was her role as Rose Nylund in the mega-hit sitcom Golden Girls that cemented her place in their hearts. The sweet and naive character became almost indistinguishable from the real Betty White. Her sad passing, just two weeks before her 100th birthday on New Year's Eve 2021 made celebrations bittersweet but if anyone has a life worth celebrating it is the incredible... Betty White. "

- 2022
Equal Playing Field
30 female soccer players from 30 different countries summit Mount Kilimanjaro and descend to the Dead Sea, to play the highest and lowest soccer games ever played.

- 2022
Searching for Sasquatch 4: Eyes in the Night
Journey with Jason as he goes deeper into the wilderness of Michigan with a group of Bigfoot researchers searching for evidence of bigfoot. Learn tracking from Robert Kryder, hear strange gibberish, glowing eyes and much more.

- 2022
The Kids of Santa Fe: The Largest Unknown Mass Shooting
On 2018 a student at Santa Fe High School executed 10 people and wounded 13 others. The shooting took half an hour before the killer was arrested. The movie is about the students that were directly affected and what they are doing today.

- 2021
They're Always Watching You
They're always watching you. They've always been there. Humanity has only lived on planet Earth for a fraction of our planet's incredibly long history, and many believe that a species of shapeshifters who predate humanity are still with us today. They need to consume us to survive, but most believe they also enjoy the hunt.

- 2021
Diana: Life in Fashion
Lady Diana Spencer was one half of the highest-profile courtship the British royal family had seen in decades.The wonder of Diana, and her style, stemmed partially from how noticeable she was from the very beginning.

- 2022
Marc Bolan: Destined for Fame
Marc Bolan, an enigma, a man whose quest for fame inspired a generation, but who was the real Marc Bolan? Marc Bolan: Born for Stardom, follows the spectacular career of Britains first and biggest Glam Rocker. Told by some of Marc's closest friends we explore the highs (and lows) of Bolan's career, from the height of Glam-rock to Marc's final days, in an effort to truly understand, who was the real Marc Bolan?

- 2022